Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
E
3
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
ESE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
7
3
4
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM1.92m
11:02AM1.77m
11:32PM1.84m
11:54AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.14m
4:53AM0.18m
5:04PM0.20m
5:42AM0.18m
5:54PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
11
12
11
13
15
14
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
11
11
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
7
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